@Marion: A French architect built it for 1976 Montreal olympic games. The construction has been a total mess, and the mast was not done in time for the games... Lots of Montrealers would like this thing to be blown-up, but I don't agree. It really is a great icon for the city. Thanks for your comment, as always appreciated.

It looks like a Santiago Calatrava's intervention. I was in the stade in the eighties, and I remember it different, of course.
Well done photo, sharp image and good light.The shining light on the top lets see the clouds in the sky.

24 Jul 2008 4:51pm

@Paco Díaz: I've just taken a look at Calatrava's work, and I see your point. I sure can see some similarities, but there's a lot of difference, too.
You may remember it in broad daylight, which change the perception quite heavily. I'm telling you, this place gets a somewhat radical transformation at night.
As for the clouds, I think it's more all the city lights that make them visible, not only the lights of the tower.
Thanks for you visit.

Great night shot of an equally impressive building. Thanks for the background on its construction and subsequent controversy.

24 Jul 2008 6:25pm

@Emilio Garcia: Thank you Emilio. You have no idea how the construction of that stadium has been a mess. Workers would steal entire truck of concrete to go build themselves summer house up North. Now try to imagine the cost of that, and the enourmous delay it took to complete that monster. And this is only the tip of the iceberg... Anyhow, it's there now so why not take advantage of a great photo opportunity? Thanks for stopping by.

Brilliant image. You've captured it with great clarity. I walked around the stadium last summer - it really is an impressive building.

24 Jul 2008 10:16pm

@Damon Schreiber: It's impressive how someone agreed to let a guy put so much concrete in a single place!! Nevertheless, it is a great monument, eventhough there's controversy about what to do with it. Thanks for stopping by and for your lovely words.

Incredible architecture and amazing night shot.
Very interesting your comments to others and how it was not completed in time. Viewing it on my screen the clarity is so real like I am standing there looking at it in person.

28 Jul 2008 4:49am

@Barbara: Thank you Barbara for your very rewarding words. I think it's a bizarre, but indeed interesting piece of architecture.